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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.
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Faculty Great Lesser May Mind Much Talk Word
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Easier Other Ourselves Wise
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
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Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
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Decency Law Least Most Observe Strict
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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Claim Desire Disc Praise Second Show Time
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
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Contain Jealousy Love More Self
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Complain Everyone Judgement Memory Nobody
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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Desire Praise Refusal Twice
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
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Always Love never Reason Talk Themselves Wear
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
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Company Keep Variety Virtue
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Little Make Say Speak Vanity

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